Events Schedule
Sunday, 30th August 2009
Other
The Művész Cinema has become the traditional location for the celebratory opening of the Festival. This year the writer and university professor Ádám Nádasdy will open the Festival. There will be a speech by Sándor Steigler, the president of the Rainbow Mission Foundation, and two invited musicians, Sándor Orsós és Tamás Márió Podhracky, will play authentic gypsy folk music.
We welcome everyone, regardless of gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic affiliation, political conviction, age, or social condition, who wishes with their presence to express solidarity with the Festival.
Entry into the opening and the opening film is possible with purchase of a supporting ticket.
Sunday, 30 August 2009 - 6:00pm
Művész Art Cinema, Chaplin room
Party
The location of the traditional Opening Party is Capella Cafe.
We welcome everyone who wishes to celebrate the beginning of the Festival with dancing and a colorful party!
Come! Begin the Festival Week with a party!
Your entry ticket will help support the Event!
Sunday, 30 August 2009 - 11:00pm
Capella Café
Tuesday, 1st September 2009
Other
The Hungarian Resistance and Antifascist Association, the Union for Democracy, and the Democratic Network have organized an antifascist demonstration on a tragic anniversary, on September 1st at 5pm at Budapest’s Deák tér at the memorial to Bajcsy-Zsilinszky. 70 years ago on this date the Second World War broke out, and 2 years ago the Magyar Guard first burst upon our society from the Sándor Palace.
The organizers welcome the antifascist demonstrators!
Tuesday, 1 September 2009 - 5:00pm
Deák Ferenc square
Workshop
A two-part conversation about LGBT politics and personal
experiences in Hungary.
Time: 19:00 - 21:00 Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009,
Central European University,
Nádor u. 9, Popper Room (102)
Tuesday, 1 September 2009 - 7:00pm
Wednesday, 2nd September 2009
Other
Do you enjoy singing in front of a crowd? You just learned to play a new instrument and you would like to show off in front of your friends? You have been writing poetry in secret for years and you are finally getting the courage to read it in front of people? Your friends think you are funny and you would like to give standup comedy a chance? Then the First Budapest Pride Open Mic Night is for you!
Wednesday, 2 September 2009 - 7:00pm
Café Vis Major
Thursday, 3rd September 2009
Workshop
In the workshop we will focus on selfdefense against homophobic attacks around the pride festival and in everyday life. The knowledge and experience we want to share with you is based on our work in a diy feminist selfdefense group.
Focus: Verbal strategies and strategies of
cooperation, perception, basic physical techniques and exchange of experience
Venue: Tűzraktér
Thursday, 3 September 2009 - 6:00pm
Friday, 4th September 2009
Workshop
What challenges do the Hungarian police face in light of the aggression and incitement to violence by extremists websites that led to the attacks on the 2007 and 2008 Pride marches? How can the Hungarian police that has long held sexual minorities in respect contest such hate speech and hate crimes against them?
Special guests:
Pierre van der Steen (European Gay Policemen Association),
Lt. Col. Német Zoltán (BRFK),
and representatives from Amnesty International, Rainbow Mission Foundation, and the Hungarian LGBT Association.
Friday, 4 September 2009 - 6:00pm
Művész Art Cinema, Bódy room
Workshop
Szegedi Lacca will speak with Andy Harley, the editor-in-chief of UK Gay News, about the world of foreign gay media as well as the local options here in Hungary. What can we learn from the international media? What should we do differently? Andy Harley will present the current British situation in detail at the beginning of the workshop.
Friday, 4 September 2009 - 6:00pm
Underground Cafe
Saturday, 5th September 2009
March
Assembly: 1pm Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Meeting Place: end of Andrássy út at Hősök tere
Opening Speeches: 1:30pm
Start of the Gay Pride March: 2pm End of March: 3:30pm, Erzsébet tér.
Route of the March: end of Andrássy út (between Rippl-Rónay and Munkácsy utca) – Kodály körönd – Oktogon – Opera – Erzsébet tér
For further information see the news: Security at Gay Pride March! Read it carefully please!
Speakers: Juris Lavrikovs, Paata Sabelashvili (ILGA Europe)
Saturday, 5 September 2009 - 1:00pm
Andrássy street at Hősök square
Party
SUPERHERO THEME PARTY!!
Rainbow Superheroes of the World, let's come together!! At Corvinteto!
Music:
We Plants Are Happy Plants
Tits & Clits
Kunk
LavaLava (Tolo & Fez)
Chill area on the roof!! Since the end of the March in the afternoon, free!!
Entry:
1000 HUF 'til midnight
1500 HUF after midnight (1000, if you dress up as a Superhero)
Saturday, 5 September 2009 - 11:00pm
Corvintető
Sunday, 6th September 2009
Other
It is an old tradition that during the festival we lay a wreath at the gravestone of Kertbeny Károly, who invented the term ‘homosexuality’. As a writer and journalist Kertbeny, greatly ahead of his time, was one of the first to openly fight for the rights of homosexuals.
Sunday, 6 September 2009 - 1:30pm
Fiumei street cemetery
Other
Labrisz organizes this now-traditional picnic for lesbians and their friends.
Sunday, 6 September 2009 - 3:00pm
Margitsziget
